On Sat, 2005-09-10 at 21:07 +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 11:36:53AM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote: > > On Fri, 2005-09-09 at 00:26 +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > > > xserver-xfree86 allowed one to exit the xserver to a virtual console > > > using the alt-ctl-f1...f6 combinations. The new xserver-xorg does not > > > appear to allow this; this is very important should a window manager > > > get stuck, for example. > > > > > > Any suggestions on how to fix? > > > > It, um, does. This is usually an indication of XKB problems. > > I don't understand. I just upgraded my testing distro from > xserver-xfree86, which allowed me to switch to the virtual consoles, > to xserver-xorg, which doesn't appear to do so. If there are XKB > problems, how can I go about diagnosing what might have changed > between these two servers? I haven't touched my XKB configuration in > the interim.
Two things are handy: a) the content of /var/log/Xorg.0.log, b) the output of setxkbmap -rules xorg -model pc104 -layout us -print | xkbcomp - :0 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
